Town of Lake Santeetlah recently issued the following announcement.
To the citizens of Graham County NC: The Graham County Board of Commissioners has authorized a county wide state of emergency declaration. The details of the declaration will take several days to implement. Starting Friday, March 20, 2020 a curfew will be put in place. The curfew will start at 10:00 pm and extend till 6:00am and wlll be for an indefinite period. Persons that are going to and from work will be exempt from the curfew.
A) Effective Monday, March 23,2020 all accommodation businesses shall close for business at 12:00 noon. Accommodations defined are hotels, motels, cabins, bed and breakfasts, campgrounds, or any public rental facility that typically rents for less than one month.
B) By Friday, March 27, 2020 the following highways will be closed or have restricted access. 1) Cherohala Skyway will be closed to all traffic 2) Highways US 129 and NC 28 at Deals Gap will be restricted to local resident traffic and commercial traffic 3) US 129 at Topton will be restricted to pass through detour traffic, commercial traffic, and local resident traffic only. Once the US 74 detour is ended then US 129 will be restricted to local traffic and commercial traffic only. 4) NC Highway 28 going east from Stecoah will be restricted to local and detour traffic only and commercial traffic. Once the detour is ended NC 28 will be restricted to local and commercial traffic only. Persons travelling these highways should be prepared to show a Graham County address or proof of property ownership for non-residents to be able to enter Graham County.
We understand that this decision will impact a lot of people. It will cause people to be temporarily laid off from work. We will post information on how to file for unemployment benefits on the Graham County website. We accept that these are drastic steps to some degree, but we have to do what is necessary to keep people safe. The President of the United States has asked everyone to stay home and eliminate unnecessary travel. We support that decision.
By: Dale Wiggins, Chairman of the County Board of Commissioners.
If you have any questions you can contact the Graham County Manager’s office at 828-479-7960, Graham County Travel and Tourism 828-479-3790 or visit the Graham County Board of Commissioners website.
At this time Town Hall will be closed to the public until further notice. To maintain the safety of staff and Town officials all meetings will be cancelled in April. To contact Town Hall please call (828) 479-8190 or email info@townoflakesanteetlah.org.
The March 30 water billing will be sent next week.
Thank you,
Town Staff
Original source: http://www.townoflakesanteetlah.org
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